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Finsler Metric


A continuous real function L(x,y) defined on the tangent bundle T(M) of an n-dimensional smooth manifold M is said to be a Finsler metric if

1. L(x,y) is differentiable at y!=0,

2. L(x,lambday)=|lambda|L(x,y) for any element (x,y) in T(M) and any real number lambda,

3. Denoting the metric

 g_(ij)(x,y)=1/2(partial^2[L(x,y)]^2)/(partialy^ipartialy^j),

then g_(ij) is a positive definite matrix.

A smooth manifold M with a Finsler metric is called a Finsler space.


See also

Finsler Space, Smooth Manifold, Tangent Bundle

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References

Iyanaga, S. and Kawada, Y. (Eds.). "Finsler Spaces." §161 in Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematics. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, pp. 540-542, 1980.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Finsler Metric." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/FinslerMetric.html

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